1New EU laws·decision 1 of 7 on Thursday, 10 July 2025
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
Committee report by Antonio Decaro · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 13:10–13:11
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law that would amend EU rules on battery due diligence policies for economic operators. The position takes over the Commission's proposal, meaning Parliament agrees with the proposed changes. Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it makes substantial changes, and will forward its position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 9 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 rejected).
Roll call requested by PfE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 9 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 1 to recital 213:10A10-0134/2025 – Antonio Decaro – Recital 2 – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
2.Separate vote on recital 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
3.Amendment 2, adding text after recital 213:10A10-0134/2025 – Antonio Decaro – After recital 2 – Am 2A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
4.Amendment 3, adding text after recital 213:10A10-0134/2025 – Antonio Decaro – After recital 2 – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
5.Amendment 4, adding text after recital 213:11A10-0134/2025 – Antonio Decaro – After recital 2 – Am 4A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
6.Separate vote on recital 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
7.Vote on text inserted after recital 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
8.Separate vote on recital 6
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
9.Final vote13:11A10-0134/2025 – Antonio Decaro – Commission proposal
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.